9:45 Previous Work and Self Reflection

Every once in a while, we need to take a step back from our own work and give ourselves a moment to assess and reflect. I feel a lot of us may be afraid of this.

This practice is meant to identify skills we once didn’t have. To identify the hard work we have individually put in to achieve a goal. To see “what does it take to achieve my vision”?

I would like you all to find 3 pieces of work you have done CAWD related. Preferably in the early days of your practice. Like early CAWD1, early in drawing practice, first after effects project, so on.

Previous piece of CAWD related work:

What did you know before doing that project?

What did you do to achieve that project?

What did you learn in the process?

How long did it take to do the project?

If you tried again, would you be able to do that project better today?

Previous piece of CAWD related work:

What did you know before doing that project?

What did you do to achieve that project?

What did you learn in the process?

How long did it take to do the project?

If you tried again, would you be able to do that project better today?

Previous piece of CAWD related work:

What did you know before doing that project?

What did you do to achieve that project?

What did you learn in the process?

How long did it take to do the project?

If you tried again, would you be able to do that project better today?

What does it take to learn a new skill? (physically)

What traits does one need to learn a new skill?

When creating art, am I creating for other’s or myself?

What goal or goals have I set for myself? Am I sticking with these goals?

Am I putting in the appropriate effort to get where I want to be?

When did I last push the boundaries of my comfort zone?

What action steps can I take after this reflection to push my skills further?

When complete, upload as selfReflection.pdf to your week_9 folder.

10:45 Break (15 Minutes)

11:00 Science w/ Mrs. Ligouri

11:50 Lunch (30 Minutes)

12:25 Site Maintenance

12:30 EHS students Leave for 7/8

12:40 CTE Students leave for 7/8

12:45 Google 20%

UPDATE: Who is thinking SkillsUSA teams? This can include Web, Game, or 3D Animation for the group competitions. T-shirt and Pin are later. I want to gauge interest. If you are thinking of doing one of these contests, you should probably be using this time to start making that game or diving hard into code / animations. This is truly up to you. Later in the year (Feb-Mar.) we will have dedicated time for SkillsUSA preparation, but I would not rely solely on that for creating a game.

I am giving you all TWO AFTERNOONS this year for google 20%. I did this for two big key reasons:

Ability to continue projects more seamlessly from week to week.

Allow every student (who doesn’t leave on both afternoons) to get a google 20% each week.

I truly do feel we make our best work when our creativity can flourish. Set yourself a reasonable SCOPE for a project and go from there.

Self-directed time for a topic of choice. It can be anything CAWD related. Go out, find a couple tutorials, maybe some inspiration for a specific piece of art, or learn a new skill altogether. Rough topics below to maybe help you out:

Web

Game

3D

Photography

Video

Graphics

Animation

I’ll be going around at 1:00 every Tuesday & Friday to gather your topics. You can always continue your projects from week to week (I highly encourage that your do!), but I need to see significant progress.

1:35 EHS Bus Students EOD

1:55 Dailies

UPDATE: I want to change the text format of our tweets a bit. We have veered away from positive tweets. Instead of a description of the project, I would like you to: